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A LIFE THAT TOUCHES OTHERS GOES ON FOREVER – author unknown.
The TWUA family lost a genuinely great guy. Jesse Britton is now in his eternal resting place after a brief illness with cancer. Friday, April 22nd, life on earth ended for Jesse, and the good news is, one day, friends, co-workers, acquaintances, and family will once again see that smiling face. Jesse would want us all to remember – Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened – Dr. Seuss There’s a Kenny Chesney song lyric that goes something like this, “When your hourglass runs out of sand, you can’t just flip it over and start again, so don’t blink, life goes faster than you think.” The trouble is that people are trapped with the thought, I have time or when I get time, I will . . . . . (you fill in the blank). What is on your bucket list, and more importantly, when will you get busy marking things off this list? Don’t Blink! When asked what sets TWUA apart as an association? The short answer, TWUA is a family. Annual school, Regional schools, and District meetings are like a family reunion. There are some that you are closer to. Some that you don’t have a lot
in common with. But let some life-changing event happen and watch the operator’s rally. One of the best compliments you will receive is when a fellow operator refers to you as a brother, sister, or friend. An important task needed to get done, and when attempting to complete this task, the options for completion were determined to be Yesterday, Someday, Any day, or Tomorrow. Yesterday was busy, and worked hard all day, so it did not happen. Someday is the column where a lot of the tasks are assigned to. Someday when I get better organized. Someday when I get time. Any day might work, but life happens, although this option provides more flexibility. Tomorrow gets assigned more than its share of the tasks, but what if tomorrow never comes? Time is one luxury that is promised to no one. Tell those you care about; you love them. Be thankful and laugh often.
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